Trends in the specific pathogen-free shrimp trade revealed 9 Sep 2020 A new report into the global specific pathogen-free (SPF) L. vannamei broodstock market and production clusters has been published today.
Fears over feminising antioxidants in fish feeds 14 Aug 2020 One of the world’s top tilapia hatcheries has traced a radical upturn in the proportion of female tilapia in their normally all-male stock back to changes in the antioxidants used by their feed provider.
Improving East Africa's farmed tilapia strains 22 Jun 2020 An initial project to pave the way for modern selective breeding of tilapia strains farmed in East Africa has been completed recently. Genetic tools were developed, and a detailed analysis of the region’s farmed strains …
All about the burbot 18 Jun 2020 Joachim Claeyé decided to establish a burbot (Lota lota) hatchery in Belgium at the age of 18. Five years later Claeyé – who juggles running Aqualota with a job as an junior aquaculture researcher – is collaborating with…
Indonesia set for a new shrimp breeding centre 19 Oct 2020 Plans to establish a shrimp broodstock multiplication centre in Indonesian have been announced by Hendrix Genetics today.
Study will investigate the genetic impact of escaped farmed salmon 12 Oct 2020 One of the most comprehensive studies of wild Atlantic salmon genetics, which aims to gauge the impact of any interbreeding between wild and escaped farm-raised salmon, has been launched today.
High hopes for the USA's newest oyster farming sector 6 Oct 2020 The fledgling oyster farming industry along the Texas Gulf Coast has a promising outlook for 2021 and beyond.
Spring Genetics signs broodstock agreement with Lake Harvest 28 Sep 2020 Benchmark's tilapia genetics company Spring Genetics has signed a five-year broodstock agreement with oe of Africa's leading tilapia producers, Lake Harvest Group.
GIFT versus Akosombo strain tilapia – which fare better in Ghana? 25 Sep 2020 New trials in Ghana suggest that the GIFT strain of tilapia grows twice as fast as the native Akosombo strain, which are currently favoured by farmers.
Size matters for salmon 5 May 2019 New research reveals that farmed male salmon are less attractive to females than their wild cousins, due to the fact tha…
Portugal seeks to establish sardine aquaculture sector 3 May 2019 The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sa…
Investment firm acquires Center for Aquaculture Technologies 25 Apr 2019 The Center for Aquaculture Technologies (CAT) has been acquired by Cuna Del Mar (CDM), a US-based aquaculture investment…
High hopes for new breed of grouper 24 Apr 2019 Malaysian scientists have developed a new breed of fish known as the echo grouper, which was created by backcrossing hyb…
How a Filipino scientist is making headlines by culturing marine herbivores 28 May 2019 Optimising the production of marine herbivores, such as rabbitfish, suggests the huge potential of sustainable aquacultu…
Portugal seeks to establish sardine aquaculture sector 3 May 2019 The Portuguese government has backed plans to establish a sardine aquaculture industry, following the collapse of the sa…
High hopes for new breed of grouper 24 Apr 2019 Malaysian scientists have developed a new breed of fish known as the echo grouper, which was created by backcrossing hyb…
Meet the author: Largemouth Bass Aquaculture 17 Apr 2019 Jim Tidwell, author of the book Largemouth Bass Aquaculture, which is published by 5m books in April, explains the appea…
Brunei aims to establish massive barramundi sector 4 May 2019 Plans to establish an barramundi industry in Brunei that is capable of producing 36,000 tonnes of fish a year have been …
Is Norway set for a cod farming renaissance? 14 Mar 2019 The Norwegian cod farming industry is all set to step up a gear, according to one of Norway’s preeminent cod research ex…
Seeding the future of Ghana’s tilapia sector 2 Mar 2019 A three-year project which aims to increase the productivity of the Ghanaian tilapia sector by 20 percent for cage and 1…
Singaporean firm triples barramundi production 28 Feb 2019 Singapore’s largest barramundi farm has plans to triple its output, by investing $2 million (US $1.48 million) in its ha…
